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    System Diagnostics Question

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by KnightofDight, Jan 28, 2015.

  1. KnightofDight

    KnightofDight Notebook Enthusiast

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    When I ordered my laptop (MSI GT72 Pro), the specs I selected stated 1600MHz RAM and the GTX 980M 8 GB GPU. I just wanted to verify I did actually get what I ordered. Are there any software applications that would allow me to verify these diagnostics? Opening the GT72 is a pain in the .

    I tried using cpuz and it thoroughly confused me. First of all, it said I had 4K MB of memory on my GPU, and I know for a fact I selected the 8 GB card. So... is this wrong? Could it be this program isn't configured to read more than 4 GB? And the RAM diagnostics were even more confusing.

    Any suggestions, please?
     
    KnightofDight, Jan 28, 2015
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  2. Tinderbox (UK)

    Tinderbox (UK) BAKED BEAN KING

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    you need cpu-z and gpu-z all free and hwmonitor to monitor your temps

    John.
     
    Tinderbox (UK), Jan 28, 2015
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  3. TomJGX

    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    The GPU in GT72 has 8GB GDDR5 vRAM.. As for information about your system, try HWinfo 64's summary pannel..
     
    TomJGX, Jan 28, 2015
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    hwinfo64 gives all the info you need. find it in link below.
     
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  5. Krane

    Krane Notebook Prophet

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    In addition to the already mentioned comprehensive programs, you can also get a system diagnostic from your OEM. For example, Dell offers a pretty comprehensive one when you link to their website.

    There are also a host of other indirect programs (like virus protection, Intel® Extreme Tuning Utility, etc.) that offer diagnostic as a part of their application.

    Still, other applications like many from the Adobe products suite will give you very basic information on your graphics card, ram, and/or CPU
     
    Krane, Jan 29, 2015
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